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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2018

Russian police evacuate venues in World Cup host city after bomb threats

Russian police said early on Wednesday they had received multiple bomb threats in the World Cup host city of Rostov-on-Don, causing bars and restaurants to be evacuated across the city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018

Robert Mueller says Putin associate shouldn't see evidence in U.S. criminal case unless he appears in court

U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller said a longtime associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin should be barred from seeing evidence in a U.S. criminal case unless he appears in court to defend himself.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2018

Britain's Prince William, in historic Jerusalem visit, honors Holocaust victims, meets Netanyahu

Britain's Prince William, visiting Israel, said on Tuesday his visit to Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center in Jerusalem had been a "profoundly moving experience."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 27, 2018

Malta agrees to take in rescue ship Lifeline with 230 migrants aboard, Italy says

Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel's near-week-long wait in the Mediterranean with more than 230 migrants on board, Italy's prime minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018

Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes

The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2018

Mattis becomes first U.S. defense chief to visit China under Trump

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday became the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, starting a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 26, 2018

'Jomon: 10,000 Years of Prehistoric Art in Japan'

July 3-Sept. 2
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018

Dissent surfaces as China begins to question its readiness for trade war with U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to match U.S. President Donald Trump blow for blow in any trade war. Now as one gets closer, some in Beijing are starting to openly wonder whether China is ready for the fight — an unusually direct challenge to the leadership of the world's second-largest economy....
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2018

Gov. Ichiro Matsui works to distribute donations more quickly for those affected by Osaka earthquake

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui is working to hand out donations quickly to those affected by the June 18 earthquake in northern Osaka Prefecture that killed five and injured over 400.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018

Pompeo refuses to put timeline on North Korea denuclearization

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he will not put a timeline on negotiations with North Korea to rid it of its nuclear weapons, an apparent reversal of earlier remarks that the White House would seek "major disarmament" by Pyongyang by January 2021, the end of President Donald Trump's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2018

Hotel Okura plans to reopen in September 2019, with its distinctive main lobby fully restored

The Hotel Okura, one of the most prestigious hotels in Tokyo and located right next to the U.S. Embassy, will reopen in September 2019 after a ¥110 billion renovation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2018

Abe's approval rating rebounds, raising chances of becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister

The prime minister's support rate rose 10 points to outstrip his disapproval rating for the first time since February, improving his chances of weathering a series of scandals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 25, 2018

Vent in Japanese about bother and hassle with 'mendo' and 'yakkai'

Introducing u9762u5012(u3081u3093u3069u3046)u306a, u5384u4ecb(u3084u3063u304bu3044)u306a and some related expressions
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2018

Samurai Blue's gritty play raises hopes Japan will advance in World Cup

Japanese soccer fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team's grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal, keeping their hopes of an improbable place in the World Cup's last 16 on track.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2018

World Cup's 'Battle of the Cleaners' ends in draw

It was perhaps fitting that the World Cup match between Senegal and Japan — whose fans have received international acclaim for their cleanliness in the stadium — ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw Sunday in Ekaterinburg.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 24, 2018

Fishing leader reignites industry potential

Hagi Oshima Sendanmaru is a fishing fleet consisting of about 60 fishermen on Oshima Island in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Since 2011, Chika Tsubouchi, 32, has been leading a project to deliver a portion of catches directly to restaurants and individual customers instead of going through the fish market....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2018

India speeds up environmental approval process for major industrial projects

India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to boost growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 23, 2018

New distilleries spring forth as Japan's whisky boom continues

Two of the more exciting whisky distilleries to open this year are the Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture and the Sakurao Distillery in Hiroshima Prefecture. Both are pursuing innovative new whiskies, playing on regional variation to create local flavors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018

Is farming in Japan on its last legs?

With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2018

Step up war on plastic pollution

Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018

Pentagon says U.S. will 'indefinitely' halt 'select' military exercises with South Korea as talks with North progress

The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it had "indefinitely suspended select" military exercises with South Korea less than two weeks after President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2018

Defying the United States, Assad presses assault in southwest Syria

Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country's southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and rebel officials said, in defiance of U.S. demands that President Bashar Assad halt the assault.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018

Identifying remains of U.S. troops returned by North Korea may be challenging

The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares to receive them from North Korea in the coming days, officials and experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018

Toward a new strategy in the South China Sea

How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

Airbus threatens to yank U.K. investments if London fails to get Brexit deal with EU

Airbus SE threatened to pull its U.K. investments if Britain walks away from the European Union without a deal, upping the stakes for Prime Minister Theresa May as she fights to deliver a Brexit that won't wreck the country's economy.
U.S. designated South Korea a 'sensitive' country amid talk of nuclear weapons
Then-U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol attend an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework event at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November 2023.
Canada has a new prime minister with a very hard first assignment
Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister (center), during a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Carney has been sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the U.S.
Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan
The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, better known as the Unification Church, is seen at the entrance of its Japan branch headquarters in Tokyo in October 2023.
Tigers shut out the Cubs as Seiya Suzuki receives warm welcome in Tokyo
Tigers players walk off the field while carrying Cubs caps during a rare exhibition game between NPB and MLB clubs.
Despite tough talk, economic woes may force Iran to bargain with Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with students in Tehran on Wednesday.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.

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